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Clayton Kershaw will need to find a little more room to his already crowded trophy case. Just one day after garnering a third career Cy Young Award in unanimous fashion, the Los Angeles Dodgers ace became the first pitcher in 46 years to be named the National League's Most Valuable Player. Kershaw's win was part of a Southern California sweep of Major League Baseball's most prestigious honor, with Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim outfielder Mike Trout unanimously claiming top honors in the American League after runner-up finishes to Detroit slugger Miguel Cabrera in each of the previous two years. Trout was not to be denied this time, putting together a sensational all-...

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Clayton Kershaw will need to find a little more room to his already crowded trophy case.
Just one day after garnering a third career Cy Young Award in unanimous fashion, the Los Angeles Dodgers ace became the first pitcher in 46 years to be named the...

J.T. Snow felt an avalanche of pressure 21 years ago after being demoted to Triple-A Edmonton when he encountered roving hitting instructor Joe Maddon.
“I’m wondering who the heck this guy is, and he would call me ‘Jackie,’” recalled Snow, whose initials...

The celebration of Paul Konerko's White Sox career has been ongoing since SoxFest in January, and if Konerko has been a little uncomfortable with it, well, that's just another reason why Sox fans love their "Paulie."
In an age when it pays to...

Derek Jeter will be in the spotlight for perhaps the final time when he starts at shortstop for the American League in the All-Star Game.
The New York Yankees captain, who is retiring following the season, heads the AL squad for the July 17 game in...

Burned over 98 percent of his body and expecting to die at the age of nine in 1987, John O’Leary recovered and became a change agent of hope and overcoming adversity. On April 1, at 2 p.m., O’Leary will celebrate the triumph of the human spirit in his...

CINCINNATI --Starlin Castro remembers watching and hearing about the hoopla 13 years ago when Hall of Fame shortstop Cal Ripken Jr. played his final All-Star Game in Seattle after a storied 21-year career.
And Castro takes great delight in playing in...

Hall of Fame outfielder Tony Gwynn died Monday morning after battling cancer. He was 54.
Gwynn was surrounded by his family at Pomerado Hospital in Poway, Calif., when he died.
Gwynn spent his entire Hall of Fame career with the San Diego Padres from...

Cal Ripken Jr. is one of the biggest icons to ever play baseball.
Will his son follow in his footsteps? It's obviously quite a challenge, but at least Ryan Ripken will have a chance.
The 6-foot-6, 230-pound first baseman out of Indian River State...

This weekend’s Sports Collectibles Convention in Rosemont didn’t just book some of the biggest names in sports, but also some of the most controversial.
Boxing legend Mike Tyson, NBA Hall of Famer Dennis Rodman and baseball’s all-time hits leader Pete...

A New York Times report that Sammy Sosa tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs in 2003 reverberated through the White Sox and Cubs clubhouses before Tuesday's postponed opener of the City Series.
Cubs general manager Jim Hendry, who was Sosa's...

Last week, former major league catcher Gregg Zaun said he was physically abused and hazed by some of his Baltimore Orioles teammates, including Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr., during the 1990s.
Zaun backed away from his comments Monday, categorizing...

Gregg Zaun played for nine teams over a 16-year major league career, and the former catcher credits at least some of that longevity to the lessons he learned while breaking in with the Baltimore Orioles during the 1990s.
However, Zaun didn't just...

Not one to show emotion, Orioles general manager Hank Peters whooped it up one mid-October day in 1983. That afternoon, Baltimore clinched the World Series with a 5-0 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies. That evening, Peters learned that his first...

Former Ravens star Ray Rice sounded contrite in his first comments since being reinstated from an indefinite suspension for violating the NFL’s personal-conduct policy.
During a taped interview with his wife and her parents at his Reisterstown home...

Defense has been a key component to the Orioles’ resurgence in the last three seasons, and on Tuesday they had three players selected as American League Gold Glove Award winners for the third straight year.
Shortstop J.J. Hardy, center fielder Adam Jones...

Orioles closer Zach Britton thought he and his wife had planned things out fairly well when they learned their first child, a son, was expected to be born this offseason.
But this offseason meant mid-October — when only four teams, at the most, are still...

Orioles center fielder Adam Jones glides through the home clubhouse in a T-shirt and basketball shorts, razzing everyone he passes with a bellowing voice and an even louder cackle.
On the other side of the room is right fielder Nick Markakis, sitting...

Cal Ripken Jr. remembers well the pleasures of playing in Kansas City the last time the Royals were contenders — the smart, respectful fans who adored their team but would also applaud an opponent's standout catch.
"Playing in Kansas City was a...

The Orioles optioned right-hander Miguel Gonzalez to Triple-A Norfolk before Saturday’s game in order to make room on the 25-man roster for right-hander Ubaldo Jimenez, who was activated from the 15-day disabled list to start Saturday’s game against the...

It has been a difficult season for Orioles slugger Chris Davis, but the first baseman hit two milestones Friday night with one swing. With his sixth-inning solo shot, Davis picked up his 20th homer of the season and 150th of his career.
He was asked...